Battle of Beltot

The Battle of Beltot (11 June 1944) occurred as a part of the Battle of Caen during World War II. The British 7th Armored Division was sent to hedgerow country to probe the German western flank, and it faced the superior firepower of elite panzer divisions holding Caen. The 7th Armored Division moved to clear the town of Beltot, engaging in house-to-house fighting as the British troops flushed the Germans out of their strongpoints. They later discovered several wounded US Army prisoners-of-war after two German troops surrendered to them, and the British destroyed a Tiger I tank during a German counterattack before evacuating the American wounded. With Beltot in British hands and the American wounded being evacuated, the British were one step closer to taking Caen.